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The highlight for the week for Michele and I would be seeing
Diamond Jim Tyler lecture in Auckland he had lots of surprises
and was very well received.

For
all those who would like to read the Magic New Zealand e-zine
in a HTML format go to: http://www.magicnewzealand.com/ezine-archive/2015-Jan-to-Dec-2015/1205-May03-2015.html

Remember
if you have any magic news drop me a line:
Editor@MagicNewZealand.com

I traveled to the Magic Castle a little early before my
week of performing in the Close-Up Gallery began in order
to attend the Castle Swap Meet. This is always a great time
and a chance to see some friends that only come out during
this time. We start off with a chat with "Funny Eddie"
who tells us about the disposition of some of Dean Dill's
magic property. Joe Porper, maker of fine handcrafted magic,
tells us about how he started into the business. He also
introduces us to Scott Jenkins who is his marketing manager.

Terry
Lunceford stopped by and we chatted about his "Snake
Basket" and his sales (which are extraordinary). We
also wish Andrew Goldenhirsh a "happy birthday".
Doc Eason was working in the W.C. Fields bar and I sit down
with him to talk about his work at the Stonebridge Inn since
the Tower Bar's closing over a decade ago. Doc also talks
about an interesting product that he is proud to leave as
his legacy. Finally, Steven Himmel talks about the Magic
Castle Strolling Award which he has won twice and now serves
as a judge.

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A
Brief And Enchanting Visual History Of Los Angeles' Iconic
Magic Castle

by
Sasha Bronner

The
Magic Castle, one of Los Angeles' most prized (and private)
landmarks, is the headquarters of a members-only club that
is intensely dedicated to the art of magic. Called the Academy
of Magical Arts, the castle doors opened in 1963, but its
history goes back much, much farther.

The 1910-era Gothic Renaissance chateau sits in the middle
of what is now historic Hollywood and was originally the
personal residence of a wealthy banker, Rollin B. Lane.
The mansion fell into disrepair by the late 1940s, even
serving for a time as a boarding house, before Bill Larsen
Jr. and his brother Milt Larsen purchased the property to
breathe life into their parent's lifelong dream of opening
a magic club.

The
Larsen family is a true magic dynasty. William Larsen, Sr.
and Geraldine Larsen were pioneers in the field of magic.
Geraldine was one of the rare female magicians of the day
-- at a time when women were magician's assistants (being
sawed in half), not magicians themselves. She also became
the first woman to perform magic on television in the late
1930s.

On
top of all that, in 1936, the Larsens launched Genii, the
longest, continually running magic magazine in the world,
which is still published today. During the Depression, the
family, including sons Bill, Jr. and Milt, began touring
as the "Larsen Family of Magicians," playing upscale,
resort hotels all over Southern California.

Today, guests from all around the globe travel to the castle
to see its high quality magic shows. The AMA's membership
includes entertainment's most preeminent magicians and illusionists,
including Penn and Teller, Lance Burton, David Blaine, and
Siegfried and Roy. There is a strict formal dress code and
one can only visit if already a member (or, as the plus
one of a member for the evening).

Back
in the day, Hollywood royalty like Cary Grant and Johnny
Carson visited often, and today, Johnny Depp, Jimmy Kimmel,
Sarah Silverman and Katy Perry are frequent guests. This
year, Perry rented the whole castle out for her costumed
birthday party.

The Magic Castle combines illusion and mystery with a kitschy
history of Hollywood. Much of the ornate decor was rescued
from wrecking balls on construction sites or from Hollywood
studio sets before they were dumped into the trash. Secret
doors and panels hidden all over the castle lead to the
13 different performance stages.

The Huffington Post acquired vintage photos directly from
the Academy of Magical Arts (many have never before been
published) to see what magic used to look like.

Renée-Claude
Auclair and Pierre Hamon, organizers of the Festival de
magie de Québec in Canada, will attend FISM for the
first time and they are really excited about living the
experience in Italy!

They
look forward to meeting people from around the world who
share the same passion as they do for magic. Since it will
be their first time in Rimini they will take time to walk
around the old streets, discover the renown beaches, taste
the traditional food like the Piadina and of course the
Italian pizza. They wish to gather with their new FISM friends
to the Old Fish Market area for a nice glass of wine. They
also plan on visiting the Vatican in Rome, on the way back.

They
became involved in magic in 2007 when Pierre, owner of a
multimedia firm for 20 years, decided to make a transition
towards becoming a magician. His field of expertise is mentalism.

His
wife Renée-Claude is the owner of a company that
imports products involving light from all over the world
to sell to corporate customers. www.teknolight.ca She became
involved in Pierre's magic show as his assistant in 2008.

In
2011, they decided to launch a yearly Magic Festival in
Québec City, Canada. The festival offers a platform
for magicians from all over the world to perform for Québec
City magic fans. It also offers a program adapted to magicians
only with international level lectures.
12, 000 people attended the Festival in 2014. www.festivaldemagie.ca

In
2013, they launched a yearly International Michel Cailloux
Magic Contest. Contestants from Canada, the Unites States
and Japan have competed so far and they expect the competition
to attract people from other countries as the festival becomes
better known around the world. The 2014 the winner was Michael
Dardant from New Orleans.

July
2014, Renée-Claude and Pierre attended the IBM/SAM
Combined Convention, in St-Louis, MO, and loved their experience.
Watching the preliminary FISM competition convinced them
to register for FISM 2015 in Rimini. They plan to stay involved
with the magic community for years to come. Magic is part
of their life.

Travelling
from your hotel to the FISM venue will be easy. Many of
you will enjoy a morning walk through the park that stretches
from many of the hotel locations to the Palacongressi venue.
Others may prefer the public and well operated frequent
bus service. Busses will also take you to the other interesting
parts of Rimini you should make time to see while you're
there. From your hotel to the Palacongressi you can most
likely take bus no 7, bus no 18 or bus no 19, but it's best
to check with your hotel for details.

Public
transport in Rimini is provided by a city-operated bus service,
called TRAM, linking Rimini's urban area with the suburban
and outlying areas in Rimini province. The route of interest
to most visitors is the one that operates through the city
centre and continues along the beachfront, and on to Bellariva,
Marebello, Rivazzurra and Miramare. In all, there are 15
routes that comprise a network linking all corners of metropolitan
Rimini, and all making a stop at the city's rail station.

Rimini has a 1.3 million square metre large system of parks
and gardens inside the city, and a total of 2.8 million
square metres of green areas inside the city limits, including
river parks, sport facilities and natural areas. The city's
park system include a series of large urban parks, created
along the old riverbeds of Marecchia and Ausa Rivers.

In Rimini there are about 42,000 public trees, belonging
to 190 different species, predominantly linden, planes,
maples, poplars, pines and oaks. Twenty three of the oldest
trees are protected as "monumental trees" for
their age and their naturalistic value. They include the
plane of piazza Malatesta, the downy oak of Giovanni Paolo
II Park, the cypresses of Sant'Agostino, the elm of Viale
Vespucci and the linden trees of San Fortunato.

The city's cycling network was established inside the main
parks and boulevards, linking the most important monuments,
tourist attractions, beaches, and meeting places.

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7. 2015 South African Magic Championships In Cape Town
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The 2015 South African Magic Championships in Cape Town
from 9-11 Oct 2015.

Experience
a celebration of world-class magic - in one of the most
beautiful cities on earth - as we bring to South Africa
some of the art's finest international stars for an event
never to be forgotten. Between the breathtaking stage shows,
championship contests, dazzling galas & close-up performances,
you'll meet old faces - make new friends and discover the
joy of magic all over again.

We've
scoured the globe and brought together three of magic's
finest artists LIVE in South Africa

I
am writing this column from the beautiful California town
of Irvine. Actually, I'm not really sure Irvine is technically
any more exotic than its neighboring towns in Southern California,
however to me it is! Tonight I am lecturing for IBM Ring
313-- the John Fedko Ring. I am also enjoying spending a
couple of days staying with my daughter Kat who lives and
teaches in Irvine.

Tomorrow
I will drive to the Highland Gardens Hotel on Franklyn Avenue
in Hollywood, put on a tie and jacket, and spend the evening
at the World Famous Magic Castle. My old friend and former
partner Piet Paulo will be joining me for the visit. Piet
is a master illusionist, magical philosopher and a wonderful
raconteur. I know we will have a wonderful evening catching
up with our friends at the Castle.

It
is very, very nice to be able to so freely say that it is
the Magic Castle that I will be visiting. As every member
and many non-members know, the "Academy of Magical
Arts" and the "Magic Castle" have been having
something of a feud during recently times. The problems
now seem to have been resolved, which in my opinion is a
reason for celebration for magicians everywhere. As a proud
member since 1974 I am delighted, as an AMA member, to be
officially visiting my clubhouse the Magic Castle tomorrow
night. I extend my thanks for sorting everything out to
all of those who were involved in doing so. They seem to
have done a great job resolving the key issues.

When
you have such a unique, eccentric and successful entity
as the Magic Castle, you certainly hope to see it continuing
into its second half century in much the same way that it
managed to become a runaway success by the end of its first
50 years. There is truly nowhere else like the Magic Castle
in the entire world; Bill and Milt Larsen took a pipedream
of an idea from their father and converted it into reality
for us all to enjoy.

My
favorite analogy for the Castle has always been the bumblebee,
a curious little critter than by any laws of aerodynamics
shouldn't be able to fly, yet somehow still manages to flitter
around in mid-air in a highly nimble manner. Having been
a part of the Castle for over 40 years it has been a blast
seeing it happily move from triumph to disaster to triumph
while always remaining true to its own curious code. This
place is far too special to risk messing around with its
structure, DNA or fine print.

Much
of the pressure on the grand old AMA/Castle structure has
probably indirectly resulted from the enormous commercial
advances that the Castle has enjoyed under the superb management
of Joe Furlow. The Castle is literally bustling with success
from the moment you walk through the bookcase. I have been
a member long enough to remember when we had more serious
problems than too many people wanting to show up and spend
money at our club.

Under
the stewardship of the current team of board members, owners
and creators we seem to have reached an agreement that takes
the Castle way into the future and doesn't leave us having
to clumsily refer to the Castle as the AMA clubhouse! To
me any serious attempt to re-brand anywhere as unique as
the Magic Castle never made an iota of sense. Let's say
it loud and proud, we have an amazing club in an even more
amazing clubhouse.

Tomorrow
night I will be sitting in the Owl Bar, hopefully gossiping
with my dear friend Milt, chatting with the Castle's hidden
weapon Jack Goldfinger, waving at board members and giving
Irene and Erika a hug! What could be more satisfactory than
to witness legitimate disagreements resolved and our magical
home away from home reunited in such a relatively seamlessly
manner. My first tequila and beer will be toasting our club
and the people who keep it the most happening place in Hollywood.

As performers, we know how important it is to engage the
audience. We learn that we must engage them in the wonder
that is magic.

Likewise, we learn that we also must engage the helper on
stage. Work with them, motivate them and get reactions from
them during the routine that we are performing.

But an issue often arises for many when you have a helper
on stage. We often spend so much time engaging the helper
that we forget the audience. Often times we know they are
there but we the concentration is not on them. We tend to
work with the helper in hopes the audience enjoys it as
well.

In reality, we cannot forget about the audience ever. Even
during a helper routine, we must not only know the audience
is there, but we must also engage them as well. It has to
be equal. The helper and the audience must feel equally
connected to what is happening on stage.

This is a hard and fine balance to achieve but it is one
that is of utmost importance if we want our magic to go
well and be perceived as the professionals that we strive
to be.

So how do we do this, it can be done many ways depending
upon your personality and character on stage. Some are actually
quite easy to do and to apply to any routine you perform.

1) Always make eye contact at all times. First make eye
contact with the helper and then eye contact with the audience.
I often will do a 3 step contact. I look to the right to
the left and then center and then back to the helper. Eye
contact draws an audience in and allows then to realize
you have not forgotten about them.

2) Engage the audience. You can often engage them in the
routine by structuring the helper routine so that it asks
the audience for an answer to a question. "What should
we do now?" "What color would you guys pick?"
Should we do option A or option B?" In this fashion
it becomes a part of the structure of the routine so you
never lose the audience because they are a part of the routine
that takes place.

3) Getting the audience to react. In many cases you can
get the audience involved in the routine by getting them
to react favorably to a situation in the routine. Structure
pauses on the routine so that you may look at them and allow
them to applaud you and the helper. Allow them to laugh
at a comical situation and look at them when they react
to it.

4) Use improvisation. Do not be afraid of improvisation.
If someone says something in the audience, run with it and
acknowledge it in a fun manner. After all we are entertainers
and our goal is interaction and fun for everyone. Do not
get so hung up on the helper and the routine, that you miss
golden opportunities to improv off the audience.

Many times there are situations that happen during the show
that just allow for you to say something and have it a part
of the routine. When situations happen, often times the
audience gets eager to see how YOU will respond to it. Be
a professional, but do not let these pass you buy. If you
do, it can often leave the audience remaining uncomfortable.

5) Applause cue. This is a very easy one that many forget.
Make sure you pause in the routine to give you and your
helper the applause they deserve. Allow the audience to
applaud the helper at various times during the routine.
Then acknowledge that applause. "See they like you
already." "Wow, you got more applause and we haven't
even done anything yet. Way to go dude." Whatever fits
your character the best, but set up the applause and then
acknowledge the audience for it.

6) Likewise, allow for comical moments. Place in the routine
comical moments that are targeted to the audience or an
audience member. This allows you to engage the helper and
the audience at the same time. For example, I often have
a helper on stage and before the magic actually happens
I look into the audience and select someone via eye contact.
I look at the helper and might say something like, "OK
Tim you are going to love this. However, this guy right
over here ...he is going to TOTALLY freak out. Make sure
you do not miss it. You will LOVE it but this guy will lose
all composure." In this fashion I am using audience
members to become a part of the routine and engaging them
without them having to go anywhere. In a way it is use of
audience manipulation.

There are many more, but my hope is this gets you at least
thinking of what you can do. How important it is that we
engage both helper and audience during routines like this.
If you try some of these, I KNOW you will see a huge difference
and your audiences will as well.

***

I
have a new book out I would like you to know about all about
working the Festival market. If you would like additional
and detailed information on this topic, please see my book/eBook
at: http://www.kpmagicproducts.com/Festival_Magic.html

As
always, I encourage you the readers to let me know your
thoughts. So if you have any thoughts on my articles or
suggestions or comments, please feel free to e-mail me directly
at magic4u02@aol.com. I would
love to hear from you.

Do you know of a deserving Youth age 15-21 who would benefit
from attending KIDabra Conference 2015 in Williamsburg,
Virgina? KIDabra is a place for the study of Performing
for KIDshow and Family Audiences. KIDabra is a positive
environment to help guide, shape, and inspire those who
aspire to perform throughout their lives.

Applications
are now open for the Joe Lefler Legacy Scholarship.
The Scholarship totals $1,000 that is applied to KIDabra
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Magician
Mat Franco, Season 9 Winner Of Nbc's America's Got Talent,
Takes The Las Vegas Stage This Summer With New Resident
Show At The Linq Hotel & Casino

New
show at The LINQ begins June 24; tickets on sale now

Las
Vegas - April 2, 2015 - Mat Franco, the first magician to
win NBC's America's Got Talent, brings his captivating,
hold-on-to-your-seat illusions to the heart of the Las Vegas
Strip this summer with an all-new resident show at The LINQ
Hotel & Casino. Tickets will go on sale April 22 in
advance of the June 24 first performance in a soon-to-be
renovated LINQ Theater at the recently reimagined LINQ Hotel.

For
his first-ever Las Vegas headlining residency, Mat offers
a fresh, fun, and feel-good twist on magic that defies all
expectations. In a full-scale production built on brand-new,
never-before-seen material, the 26-year-old magician delivers
his most spectacular performance yet-but still keeps his
love of getting up close with the crowd at the heart of
every show. With his signature brand of breezy humor, Mat
mixes his amazingly inventive and always stunning magic
with crowd-guided improv to create a once-in-a-lifetime
adventure that's completely unique to each audience and
entirely unforgettable.

"As
a kid I dreamt of having the chance to perform in Las Vegas,"
said Mat. "So to have this opportunity is an actual
dream come true. I never thought it would happen and now
that it has I can't wait to build a show that's truly interactive,
really engaging and a whole lot of fun."

Tickets
go on sale April 22 at 10am and may be purchased in person
at The LINQ Box Office, by calling (855) 234-7469 or online
by visiting ticketmaster.com. Fans can visit MatFranco.com
for updates, ticket offers and a behind-the-scenes look
at how the show is coming together.

Building
on his playful, interactive style, the show will bring the
best of Mat's dazzling magic to the millions of fans who
launched him into the top spot during Season 9 of NBC's
America's Got Talent. In his journey to victory the phenom
had the AGT judges crooning. Howie Mandel said, "Franco
is deserving of his own room in Las Vegas and the international
recognition I think a million dollars is going to be
a pittance to what I believe that he's worth in the future."
With Heidi Klum adding, "He's really good at everything close
up magic (as well as) doing something on the big stage for
everybody far away to see."
"Mat is a one of a kind performer and we are thrilled
to bring him to Las Vegas," said Scott Armstrong, VP
and managing producer, BASE Entertainment.

"His
charming personality and incredible talent have endeared
him to people across the country and we are looking forward
to creating a dynamic show and venue here in Las Vegas for
him to call home."

"We
are proud that an entertainer as talented as Mat has made
the reimagined LINQ Hotel & Casino his Las Vegas home,"
said Eileen Moore, regional president of the center Strip
property. "Last summer, millions of fans voted Mat
as the winner of America's Got Talent, and we look forward
to welcoming this wide array of guests to our property to
see him perform live."

This
summer Mat will be returning to NBC for a series of primetime
specials. Titled "Mat Franco's Got Magic"

The specials will capture Mat traveling from the East Coast
to the West Coast as he prepares to open his show in Las
Vegas. Along the way Mat will perform magic for big-name
celebrities and for family, friends and every day Americans
who helped make his dream come true.

About
Mat Franco:

As
the first and only magician ever to win NBC's America's
Got Talent, Mat Franco takes an innovative approach to magic-making
that's driven by pure joy. Almost entirely self-taught,
the 26-year-old Rhode Island native began developing his
own shows before the age of ten and took the stage at the
Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas by the time he was
15. With an improvisation-fueled and humor-laced performance
style partly honed through his years as a hugely in-demand
college act, Mat is now gearing up for the launch of a headlining
show at The LINQ Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas that offers
both boundless fun and a stunning sense of thrill and wonder.

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13. Quarter Of A Million Dollars For Excellence In Magic!
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Message by Julie Eng (Canada)

Magicana
is pleased to announce on behalf of the Slaight Family Foundation
the creation of the Allan Slaight Awards to recognize outstanding
achievement in the pursuit of the impossible.

Initiated
by the Slaight Family Foundation to honour Canadian media
mogul and philanthropist Allan Slaight, and his lifelong
passion for and contribution to magic, Magicana will distribute,
on behalf of the Slaight Family Foundation $250,000, over
five years, to recognize excellence in magic.

The
Allan Slaight Awards will be distributed across five categories:
Sharing Wonder (Live or Digital), Sharing Secrets, International
Rising Star, Canadian Rising Star, and Lifetime Achievement.

The
Sharing Wonder category will recognize the most innovative
performance of magic over the past calendar year, either
in live performance or a digital medium. The goal is to
recognize exceptional performances, by exceptional artists.

Sharing
Secrets will recognize the most exceptional creative, innovative
or well-presented (live, in print, or digital) works that
advance the study of magic as a performing art. The focus
will be on the techniques that magicians use or can use
to advance the work. Works related to the history of magic
and its practitioners will also be considered in this category.
The International Rising Star award will recognize emerging
talent, while a separate award will be given to an emerging
Canadian talent.

A
Lifetime Award will recognize a person, company or organization
that has demonstrated a commitment to advancing magic as
a performing art, and made major contributions to that goal
throughout their lifetime.

The
word "magic" includes ancillary subjects such
as illusions, mentalism and sleight-of hand, and any other
branch that can be considered to fall under the broad rubric
of magic.
The Allan Slaight Awards are international in scope. Magicana
will accept submissions from performers, creators, writers,
designers, and anyone else with an interest in magic, wherever
they reside or perform. One can submit his or her own work
for consideration, or the work of any other individual or
organization. The portal for submitting works will be added
to the Magicana website this summer so that works created
in 2015 can be submitted for consideration.

Magicana
will publish and promote a "Long List" of submissions
under consideration with, where possible, links to those
submissions. A panel of three independent judges will review
the Long List in each category, and reduce the list to a
"Short List" of potential recipients. The judges
will then determine a final recipient in each category.

Winners
will be announced annually and awarded with the following
amounts:
Lifetime Achievement - $15,000
Sharing Wonder - $15,000
Sharing Secrets - $10,000
International Rising - $5,000
Canadian Rising - $5,000
The inaugural recipients (for work completed in 2014) will
be announced in Toronto on June 27, 2014.

Diamond
Jim Tyler returns to New Zealand and Australia with a new
lecture and making his debut in several Asian countries.
DJT has now lectured in 45 of the 50 US states plus 21 other
countries. MAGIC magazine's readership voted his lecture
one of the best to see! DJT will feature many of his tried
and true routines from his books and DVDs on close-up magic.

He'll
also be showcasing many bar bets and bits of business from
his Bamboozlers books and the online show Scam School, with
over one million followers, where he is a regular guest
star. While best known for his close-up magic and bar bets,
DJT will also be teaching some of his stand-up routines
used in parlor and stage settings.

When you enter the archive the e-zines are in issue order
in folders for each year and are Coded, e.g. 001 Nov06 1999.txt
first three numbers (001) denote issue number, then the
date (Nov06) and the last figures the year (1999)

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